roller skating

Rink floor sport

Roller skating is the activity of gliding on wheels attached to boots or shoes.

Traditional roller skates have four wheels arranged in a rectangular pattern, distinguishing them from inline skates.

Roller skating encompasses recreational skating, artistic performance, roller derby, and rink dancing: We went roller skating every Friday night in middle school.

Related
  • inlineArranged in sequence
  • rinkEnclosed skating surface
  • glideMove with effortless continuity
  • wheelsCircular rotation devices
  • bearingsAwareness of one's position

rollerblades · speed · crossover · protective gear · jam · pirouette · roll · trucks · disco · disco ball · spin · derby · turn · boots · boogie · holding hands · birthday party · backwards

Categories
Opposites
wheel type/attachment

roller skatinginline skating

Rolling on linear-wheeled boots

rollerblading · blading

surface/medium

roller skatingice skating

Gliding across frozen surfaces

figure skating · ice hockey · blading

locomotion method

roller skatingstanding still

Absence of motion

walking · running · stationary · sitting · immobility

Family

rollerskating

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G